Framingham

A proposal put forth by a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority committee would add stops on the evening express train from Boston's South Station to Worcester.

Architecture and engineering firm DPS, which has U.S. headquarters in Framingham, has promoted Aidan O'Dwyer to the role of president of U.S. project operations, life sciences division.

Framingham office supply company Staples, Inc. announced Tuesday its board of directors elected Robert E. Sulentic as its new chairman.

Officials at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham will celebrate the opening of the hospital's new Cancer Center on Thursday.

Attorneys Lisa M. Neely and Annette M. Hines were honored by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

As a further sign in the growing demand for Central Mass. real estate, more MetroWest and Boston companies are reaching out to local cultural institutions to provide employees with area benefits.

International Data Group, Inc. (IDG) of Boston, which owns Framingham-based International Data Corporation, is being acquired by two Chinese companies, the buyers announced Thursday.

A new Worcester Ecotarium exhibit that opened Tuesday morning features work by Central Massachusetts firms.

Framingham energy services firm Ameresco, Inc. has signed a $91.1 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to create a microgrid at the recruit depot on Parris Island, S.C.

Because of an anticipated increase in workload from businesses and other clients, law firm Bowditch & Dewey plans to hire an additional 15 lawyers over the next five years, Managing Partner Michael Angelini tells the Worcester Business Journal.